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Diamondrg Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

notably - relatively

1b00In some parts of Western Europe, ---- in France, Denmark and Sweden, cohabitation has become almost as common as marriage.02br
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02b00A) completely 02br
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00B) deceptively 02br
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00C) notably 02br
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00D) voluntarily 02br
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00E) relatively02br
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00(taken from a nationwide exam administered in Turkey, May 2006)02br
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00C is correct, but why is E wrong?0-
  

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0 The only correct is C, because the text shows a 01b 00restriction02b 00 and an 01b 00accentuation02b 00 on the countries involved. 02br 02br 00 Also,01b 00 E (relatively) 02b 00makes absolutely no sense in the context. "relatively in" is practically not heard in such contexts.

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 The only correct is C, because the text shows a 01b 00restriction02b 00 and an 01b 00accentuation02b 00 on the countries involved.
  • 02br 02br 00 Also,01b 00 E (relatively) 02b 00makes absolutely no sense in the context.
  • "relatively in" is practically not heard in such contexts.
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0 The only correct is C, because the text shows a 01b00restriction02b00 and an 01b00accentuation02b00 on the countries involved. 02br
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00 Also,01b00 E (relatively) 02b00makes absolutely no sense in the context. "relatively in" is practically not heard in such contexts. You may need to study again the
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10You may need to study again the meaning of this word in examples.12br
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10what about this one?02br
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00The authors of this article note: "The calibrated dates accentuate the enigmatic absence of Etowah motifs in the ceramic assemblace. Further, Wo
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0 01b01i00relatively02i02b00 is used when something is compared to something else02br
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01b00In this sentence, the enlisted European countries are not compared 02b00to any other ones in terms of frequency of cohabitation01b00, and there is not any implicit comparison drawn to any other countries in this re
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01cite10Diamondrg12cite11blockquote
11cite20Marius Hancu22cite20You may need to study again the meaning of this word in examples.22br
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20what about this one?12br
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10The authors of this article note: "The calibrated dates accentuate th
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